DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2012	Dec. 19, 2012
Entity Registrant Name	CalAmp Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0000730255
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	camp
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		29,820,451
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Nov. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013